Person · Actor, screenwriter and producer
David Belasco
1853–1931, San Francisco
American actor, screenwriter and producer, born in San Francisco. Produced The Warrens of Virginia (1915) and A Good Little Devil (1914).
He launched the theatrical career of many actors, including James O'Neill, Mary Pickford, Lenore Ulric, and Barbara Stanwyck.
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Pickford appeared in his plays The Warrens of Virginia at the first Belasco Theatre in 1907 and A Good Little Devil in 1913.
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In their own words
We used to play in any place we could hire or get into—a hall, a big dining room, an empty barn; any place that would take us.
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Films in this guide
1910s
- A Good Little Devil (1914)actor, producer
- The Warrens of Virginia (1915)producer
1930s
- Ladies of Leisure (1930)screenwriter